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N. S. GARY. FAUGBT.

No. 568,238. ,Patented sept. 22, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHANIEL S. CARY, OF GREENVILLE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF,AND ROBERT FESSENDEN, OF BARRINGTON, AND DAVID S. SALIS- BURY, OFMAPLEVILLE, RHODE ISLAND.

FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,238, datedSeptember 22, 1896.

Application filed November 11, 1895. Serial No. 568,549. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.:

Beit known that I, NATHANIEL S. CARY, of Greenville, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Faucets; and I hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in the class of faucetsin which a ballvalve is used to close the outlet automatically and aperforated sleeve is used to push the ball-valveoff from its seat andpermit the liquid to flow through the perforations into and out from thefaucet. v

The invention consists in the new construction and the combination ofthe parts coacting, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved faucet. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the valveportion of the faucet, showing the same in the open position, when theliquid is flowing through the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional viewon a line corresponding with the axis of the vertical discharge-tube.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theiigures.

In the drawings the horizontal tube 5, externally screw-threaded at theend adapted for connecting with the barrel vessel or conducting-pipe, isprovided with an internal screw-thread at the open end into which thebushing 6 is secured. From this bushing at the rear end of the tube 5extends the spiral spring 7, to the front end of which is secured theholder 8, which supports the ball-valve 9.

The tube 5 is internally contracted at the forward end to forni thevalve-seat 10, and this contracted opening is extended across thevertical outlet pusher-tube 11, from which the liquid is discharged.Into the contracted opening the tube 12 is inserted. This tube is closedat both ends and is provided with a series of small holes 13 and 14. Therear end of the tube 12 bears against the ball-valve 9,

.and the forward end 12 projects beyond the faucet through thepacking-cap 15, screwthreaded on the projection formed on the thread ofthe faucet and surrounding the tube 12. A lug 1G is formed on the tube 5above the outlet-tube 11, and to this lug, in a slot formed in the lug,is pivotally secured the hand-lever 17. This hand-lever is provided withthe branch arm 18, which forms a stop for the lever and arm 19, whichwhen the hand-lever 17 is drawn out bears against the end 12 of the tube12 and forces the tube inward, as is shown in Fig. 3.

The tubular passage of the tube 5, in which the ball-valve 9 and thespring 7 are located, is of greater diameter than the ball 9. When,therefore, the devices occupy the positions shown in Fig. 3, the liquidwill pass around the ball-valve through the openings 13 into the tube 12and will be discharged through the openings 14 into the verticaloutlet-tube 11, and this will continue until the handlever is releasedand the spring 7, pushing the ball 9 and tube 12 forward, closes theoutlet and raises the hand-lever 17 into the position shown in Fig. 1.It will be seen that in Athis faucet as soon as the hand-lever 17 isdrawn forward and downward the liquid will flow from the discharge-tube,and as soon as the hand-lever is released the outlet will be closedautomatically.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In a faucet, the combination with the xed part of thefaucet, consisting in the tube 5 adapted to be secured in a barrel andthe outlet-tube 11, of a ball-valve held to its seat by a coiled springand the internal pressure, a pusher adapted to push the ball-valveinward off from its seat, a portion lof which pusher is tubular, theholes 13 at the inner part of the tubular portion of the pusher, theholes 14 at the outer part of the tubular portion of the pusher, saidholes 13 and 14 being of less diameter than the tubular portion of thepusher, and the operating-lever 17 pivoted at its lower end to the bodyof the faucet and provided with the arms 18 and 19 whereby when Jshelever 17 is drawn forward In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Ihepusher is forced inward to push the ballhand.

valve off its seat the 1i uid is drawn throuoh w i f Jche holes 13 intr;the tcilibular portion of the NArl HANIEL S (,Ah pusher and isdischarged through Jche holes Witnesses:

14C into the outlet-pipe and foam or floating HENRY J. MILLER,

matter is restrained, as described. JOSEPH A. MILLER.

